Warner, Kaine, Griffith introduce bills to establish Fairlawn ZIP Code
U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) introduced bills in the Senate and the House of Representatives to designate a unique ZIP code for Fairlawn, Virginia.
“For too long, Fairlawn has unfairly missed out on tax revenue that would otherwise fund education, public safety, and public services due to confusion regarding its ZIP code,” said the lawmakers. “Recently, we were dismayed to find that Fairlawn residents facing loss and catastrophe after Hurricane Helene could not access individual assistance through FEMA’s online portal simply because they possessed a Radford ZIP code. We are proud to introduce this legislation to give Fairlawn its own ZIP code and avoid further confusion and stress for this community.”
Fairlawn – a town in Pulaski County – is currently included in the City of Radford’s zip code (24141). For years, this has caused significant issues for Fairlawn and Pulaski County residents, including a loss of tax revenue and confusion regarding representation, jurisdiction, regulations, ordinances, services, and more. Most recently, this ZIP code created a barrier to disaster assistance after Hurricane Helene, when Fairlawn residents discovered they could not access Individual Assistance (IA) through FEMA’s online portal because the City of Radford was not part of the disaster declaration at that time.
This legislation would direct USPS to designate a single, unique ZIP code for Fairlawn, Virginia within 180 days. It notes that Virginia is the only state in the U.S. where all cities are independent from their surrounding counties and the impact that has on revenue collection and distribution practices related to roads, resources, and sales tax in Fairlawn/Pulaski County.
Rep. Griffith – who spoke on the House floor in support of his measure in 2024 – introduced an identical version of this bill in the 118th Congress, H.R. 169, which directed the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP code for Fairlawn, Virginia. The bill was added to H.R. 8753, which passed the House on December 11, 2024.
January 10, 2025 @ 11:10 pm
Warner, Kaine, Griffith introduce bills to establish Fairlawn ZIP Code 👉 https://tinyurl.com/bdn3cm5f
January 11, 2025 @ 1:02 pm
Or we could merge with the City of Radford–it’s closer than the Town of Pulaski or the Town of Dublin.
January 11, 2025 @ 11:13 am
In the Commonwealth of Virginia, cities are independent from counties in terms of local government and geographical boundaries. So, “merging” doesn’t exist outside of annexation, and that has been outlawed by a statewide moratorium for decades now. Fairlawn is an integral part of Pulaski County and will remain so in the future.
January 11, 2025 @ 3:34 pm
Kathy Trunzo Sowder no taxes higher in city of Radford and utility bills higher
January 11, 2025 @ 3:49 pm
Kathy Trunzo Sowder In the Commonwealth of Virginia, cities are independent from counties in terms of local government and geographical boundaries. So, “merging” doesn’t exist outside of annexation, and that has been outlawed by a statewide moratorium for decades now. Fairlawn is an integral part of Pulaski County and will remain so in the future.
January 12, 2025 @ 12:21 pm
There aren’t any amenities except for downtown which is too far for me to go. If I wanted to go to the Rec Center, library or park, for example, I go to Radford. If I wanted to attend a parade or a tree lighting or fireworks I would go to Radford.
January 11, 2025 @ 2:58 pm
We need one in Parrott also. They only deliver mail to the Po zip and most places say our house addresses are invalid so they won’t ship here.
January 11, 2025 @ 3:33 pm
Isn’t Radford zip code 24141? That’s what we use in Fairlawn. The article says it’s 24241 🤣 Yes it’s shared would be nice to have own for distinction.
January 11, 2025 @ 3:43 pm
As the elected Board of Supervisors member representing Fairlawn, I am so appreciative of Senator Warner, Senator Kaine, and Congressman Griffith for introducing this legislation. My fellow Pulaski County Board of Supervisors members and County Administration have been advocating for a separate ZIP Code for Fairlawn for many years, so we are encouraged by this bipartisan approach by our congressional representation. Thank you Senator Warner, Senator Kaine, and Congressman Griffith for your leadership on this issue!
January 11, 2025 @ 9:55 pm
Chris Stafford for Supervisor who do we need to contact about getting mailboxes in the Belspring/Parrot areas? So many places we order from won’t accept a PO Box as an address to deliver packages to.
January 11, 2025 @ 11:37 pm
Michele Nester Let me check on this and will get back to you. Thanks for making me aware of this.
January 11, 2025 @ 8:10 pm
About time!!! 50+ years overdue! Article listed it wrong it’s 24141. My whole life people thought we lived in the city. Why not use the 24129 that New River was using before they closed the post office?
January 13, 2025 @ 9:37 am
What services does Pulaski County give the people a Fairlawn fire and rescue garbage pick up sounds like to me. Fairlawn is getting ready to become a town and then you will see taxes going up.
So who was going to be responsible for all the residence changing the ZIP Code with all the companies that residents use our great US Postal Service they can’t even deliver the mail on time so where is the new post office in Fairlawn gonna be bet you will be in a building that Hagan owns